Whooping

Whooping coughMed., a violent, convulsive cough, returning at longer or shorter intervals, and consisting of several expirations, followed by a sonorous inspiration, or whoop; chin cough; hooping cough. Dunglison. -- Whooping craneZool., a North American crane (Crus Americana) noted for the loud, whooplike note which it utters. -- Whooping swanZool., the whooper swan. See the Note under Swan.